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Civil War Pledge Event: The Universe of Battle

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A NEW Pledge Event for The Civil War, Episode 5 is being created by WGBH and will be tested in select markets in December 2009. A full release is pending. Original ep. description is as follows: THIS EPISODE OPENS WITH A DRAMATIC ACCOUNT OF THE TURNING POINT OF THE WAR: THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG - THE GREATEST BATTLE EVER FOUGHT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. FOR THREE DAYS 150,000 WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH IN THE GENTLE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTRYSIDE CULMINATING IN PICKETT'S LEGENDARY CHARGE. THIS EXTENDED EPISODE THEN GOES ON TO CHRONICLE THE FALL OF VICKSBURG, THE NEW YORK DRAFT RIOTS, THE FIRST USE OF BLACK TROOPS, AND THE WESTERN BATTLES AT CHICKAMAUGA AND CHATTANOOGA. THE EPISODE CLOSES WITH THE DEDICATION OF A NEW UNION CEMETERY AT GETTYSBURG IN NOVEMBER, WHERE ABRAHAM LINCOLN STRUGGLES TO PUT INTO WORDS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HIS PEOPLE.